Once called the "best small museum in Texas" by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the museum is housed in the former McCulloch County Jail. The three-story structure was constructed in 1910 and served as the county's correctional facility until 1974 when it was deeded to the historical society as a museum. Recently the Curtis Field Control Tower, which was located at Curtis Field during WWII, was donated to the museum, restored and dedicated to the 10,000 men and women who trained there and to veterans of all branches of military service from McCulloch County.